National award-winning independent filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya’s Odia film, Adieu Godard, has been officially selected at the 25th Split Film Festival 2021 also known as International Festival of New Film. This is one of the oldest and prestigious film festivals in the world organised at Split, an ancient town located at the middle of the Adriatic…
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain by 3-1 goals in their quarterfinal match to reach the Semi final in the Olympics after 41 years. Dilpreet Singh scored the first goal at the 7th minute. The Indian team had a stronghold throughout the match. The second was scored at 16th minute by Gurjant Singh. …
But there’s a way to deal with it. Find out how Google “Covid and Mental Health” and you’ll find a list of advisories asking you to “Be Kind to Your Mind.” These are coping strategies mentioned by WHO. Looking at the sheer number of people suffering from mental health disorders of varying degrees globally, health…
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu wins the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating Chinese badminton player He Bingjiao in straight sets. The silver medalist in Rio-2016 five years ago, defeated He in 21-13, 21-15 sets in the Women’s singles bronze medal match today. She became the first Indian woman to win back to back…
Sundargarh1: The number of delivery deaths in Sundargarh district has shown a decline in the past six months due to Matrujyoti, a mother and child health programme. As per the district health department, the number between November 2020 to April 2021 is recorded as 9 against 19 recorded from May to October 2020. Matrujyoti, a…
Bhubaneswar: Continuing the unlock procedure, the Odisha government on Saturday announced that all shops across the state will open till 8 pm while the night curfew will continue. However, in the 10 districts the night curfew will start from 8 pm to 6 am. The 10 districts are Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur,…
Bhubaneswar: Sunabeda forest in Nuapada district is likely to get the tiger reserve status soon. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sisir Rath informed on the occasion of International Tiger Day on Thursday. The state government is planning to create three new tiger reserves in Gandhamardan forest of Bargarh district, Barbara forest in Khordha-Nayagarh districts…
Bhubaneswar: Sea erosion is one of the major issues the residents of the coastal regions experience throughout the year. The plantation of mangroves and casuarina trees are often emphasised to protect the coastal regions, however there is a shrub which could also help to protect the sea coasts in the state. We are talking about…
Bhubaneswar: After winning two awards in the India Smart City Awards Contest on June 25 this year, Bhubaneswar bagged India Cycles4Change Challenge Stage-1 Award on Wednesday. It was adjudged among the top 11 Cycling Pioneers of the nation. The top 11 awardees under the India Cycles4change Stage-1 cities are Bengaluru in Karnataka, Bhubaneswar in Odisha,…
Dholavira village in Kutch district of Gujarat with ruins of Harappa civilisation has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on Tuesday. Dholavira is the most important archaeological site discovered in 1967-68 by JP Joshi. The site has been under excavation by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) since 1990 and each time revealing…
